Rain barrels are now on sale from the Town of Stettler to help preserve and conserve water in the region and to help support local organizations.
Initially the town bought 50 rains barrels for the rain water harvesting program.
Rain barrels – complete with lid and tap – are on sale for $60 each through Stettler Regional Board of Trade and Community Development, Heartland Youth Centre, Stettler Child Care, Stettler Public Library, with a $10 profit for each barrel sold.
“Harvesting rain by use of rain barrels is very common throughout the world and would help us to reduce municipal demand,” said John Keith, director of operations for the town.
“In order for a rain barrel program to be effective, we need to get a high percentage of the residents utilizing the program.”
“By providing the rain barrels at a low cost, this would increase their use.”
This is the environmentally correct direction to proceed and would probably lead to a greater use of harvested rain water.”
Stettler board of trade launched the program by selling the first rain barrel. The profits from the board of trade sales will go to the Stettler and District Food Bank.
“Support for the program not only conserves water but also supports the needs of the food bank,” said executive director Keith Ryder.